The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.
This upcoming Month Our Voice encourages you to focus on the importance of good health and fitness by initiating a few elements in your daily life. – Good food and exercise!
HEALTHY EATING
If you are like me, you simply love good food. However, all “good” food is not good for you – especially when you are trying to eliminate certain things from your diet. When it comes to food, you want to do more than diet – better food choices is best when you are trying to get in the habit of good health. To start here is a healthy but excellent meal to try.
Ingredients
1 cup basmati rice or jasmine rice, rinsed
Kosher salt
1/2 cup frozen peas
3/4 cup plain yogurt
1 small clove garlic, chopped
1 1-inch piece ginger, peeled and chopped
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, plus lime wedges for serving
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 6-ounce tilapia fillets
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro or mint
Directions
Bring the rice, 1 1/3 cups water and 1/4 teaspoon salt to a simmer in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the peas; cover and set aside.
NUTRITION & HEALTH
National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign created annually in March by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
by
Cleopatra Kellman
20 Our Voice / February, 2014